Annual Financial Report

Spectris plc                                  
                                                                               
                            Annual Financial Report                            
                                                                               
Copies of the Spectris plc 2011 Annual Report & Accounts, Notice of AGM and    
Proxy Form for the AGM have been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism   
and will shortly be available for inspection at: www.hemscott.com/nsm.do       

The Spectris plc 2011 Annual Report & Accounts is available at www.spectris.com
                                                                               
The requirements of DTR 6.3.5 (2)(b) were met in Spectris plc's 2011 Final     
Results announcement, excepting publication of the Directors' Responsibility   
Statement which follows:                                                       
                                                                               
We confirm that to the best of our knowledge:                                  
                                                                               
The financial statements, prepared in accordance with the applicable set of    
accounting standards, give a true and fair view of the assets, liabilities,    
financial position and profit or loss of the company and the undertakings      
included in the consolidation taken as a whole; and                            
                                                                               
The information that is cross-referred from the Business Review section of the 
Directors' Report includes a fair review of the development and performance of 
the business and the position of the issuer and the undertakings included in   
the consolidation taken as a whole, together with a description of the         
principal risks and uncertainties that they face.                              

Enquiries:                                                                     
                                                                               
Robert Martin                                                                  
                                                                               
Spectris plc                                                                   
                                                                               
01784 470 470                                                                  
                                                                               
23 March 2012